Euro_2024
UEFA Euro 2024
17th edition of the UEFA European Football Championship
The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2024) or simply Euro 2024, will be the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the European men's national teams of its member associations. Germany will host the tournament, which is scheduled to take place from 14 June 2024 to 14 July 2024, and the winner will later compete in the 2025 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions against the 2024 Copa América winner. The tournament will comprise 24 teams, with Georgia the only team making its European Championship finals debut.
| Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2024 (in German) | |
|---|---|
United by Football. Vereint im Herzen Europas. (United in the heart of Europe.) | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | 14 June – 14 July |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
← 2020 2028 → | |
It will be the third time that European Championship matches are played on German territory and the second time in reunified Germany, as West Germany hosted the tournament's 1988 edition, and four matches of the multi-national Euro 2020 were played in Munich. It will be the first time the competition is held in what was formerly East Germany with Leipzig as a host city, as well as the first time that a reunified Germany serves as a solo host nation.[1][2] The tournament will return to its usual four-year cycle, after the 2020 edition was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Italy are the defending champions, having won the 2020 tournament against England on penalties in the final.[3]
On 8 March 2017, UEFA announced that two countries, Germany and Turkey, had announced their intentions to host the tournament before the deadline of 3 March 2017.[4][5]
The host was chosen by the UEFA Executive Committee in a confidential ballot,[6][7] needing only a simple majority of votes to win. If the votes were equal, the final decision rested with UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin.[8][9] Out of the 20 members on the UEFA Executive Committee, Reinhard Grindel (Germany) and Servet Yardımcı (Turkey) couldn't vote because they were ineligible. Lars-Christer Olsson (Sweden) was also absent due to illness. In total, 17 members were able to vote.[10][11]
The host was selected on 27 September 2018 in Nyon, Switzerland.[10][12][13] Germany initially planned to fully host Euro 2020 although never announced any firm interest by May 2012.[14]
| Country | Votes |
|---|---|
 Germany |
12 |
 Turkey |
4 |
| Abstention | 1 |
| Total | 17 |
Germany had a wide choice of stadiums that satisfied UEFA's minimum capacity requirement of 30,000 seats for European Championship matches.[15]
Of the ten venues selected for Euro 2024, nine were used for the 2006 FIFA World Cup: Berlin, Dortmund, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Leipzig, Frankfurt, and Gelsenkirchen.[16][17] Düsseldorf, which was not used in 2006 but had previously been used for the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988, will serve as the tenth venue; conversely, Hanover, Nuremberg and Kaiserslautern, host cities in 2006 (in addition to 1974 and 1988 in Hanover's case), will not be used for this championship. Munich was also a host city at the multi-national UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, hosting four matches (three involving Germany) in front of a greatly reduced number of spectators due to COVID-19 restrictions.[18]
Various other stadiums, such as those in Bremen and Mönchengladbach, were not selected.[19] The venues covered all the main regions of Germany, but the area with the highest number of venues at UEFA Euro 2024 is the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with four of the ten host cities (Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen and Cologne).[20]
| Berlin | Munich | Dortmund | Stuttgart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiastadion Berlin | Fußball Arena München | Westfalenstadion | Stuttgart Arena |
| Capacity: 70,033 | Capacity: 66,026 | Capacity: 61,524 | Capacity: 50,998 |
| Gelsenkirchen | Location of the host cities of the UEFA Euro 2024. |
Frankfurt | |
| Arena AufSchalke | Frankfurt Arena | ||
| Capacity: 49,471 | Capacity: 48,057 | ||
| Hamburg | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Leipzig |
| Volksparkstadion | Düsseldorf Arena | Cologne Stadium | Leipzig Stadium |
| Capacity: 50,215 | Capacity: 46,264 | Capacity: 46,922 | Capacity: 46,635 |
Team base camps
Each team chose a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. The teams will train and reside in these locations throughout the tournament, travelling to games staged away from their bases. The "team base camp" needs to be in Germany.[21]
As hosts, Germany qualified for the tournament automatically. The 23 remaining spots were determined by a qualifying tournament; 20 spots were decided by the direct qualification of the winners and runners-up of the 10 qualifying groups, with the remaining three spots decided by play-offs.[45] Places in the play-offs were given to the teams that performed the best in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League who did not already qualify via the main qualifying tournament.[46] The draw for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group stage was held on 9 October 2022 at the Festhalle in Frankfurt.[47][48] The qualifying group stage took place from March to November 2023, while the three play-offs were held in March 2024.[49]
Qualified teams
Of the 24 teams that qualified for the tournament, 19 participated in the previous edition. These include the defending champions Italy and runners-up England, as well as 2022 World Cup runners-up France and bronze medalist Croatia. Portugal were the only team to qualify with a flawless record, whilst France, England, Belgium, Hungary, and Romania also qualified without a loss.[50]
Albania and Romania returned after missing out on Euro 2020, the former qualifying for only their second major tournament. Serbia and Slovenia both returned for the first time since Euro 2000, with Serbia qualifying for the first time since Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations, and Slovenia qualifying for their fourth major tournament as an independent nation.[51][52] Georgia beat Greece on penalties in the play-offs to qualify for their first-ever tournament since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, also becoming the only debutants for this edition and ensuring every final tournament since the inaugural Euro 1960 saw one new team make their debut.[53]
Notable absentees include Sweden, Russia, and Wales. Sweden failed to reach the finals for the first time since Euro 1996 and also failed to qualify for their second major tournament in a row, having missed out on the 2022 World Cup. Russia, who were regulars at finals since Euro 2000, were barred from the qualifiers altogether in the aftermath of the country's invasion of Ukraine, the first time a national team had been banned from the competition since FR Yugoslavia in 1992. Wales, who reached the knockout stages at the previous two editions, including the semi-finals at Euro 2016, lost to Poland on penalties in the play-offs. Having made their debut at the previous edition, North Macedonia and Finland failed to qualify for this edition.
- From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
- From 1960 to 1980, both Slovakia and the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.[54][55][56][57]
- From 1960 to 1984, Serbia competed as Yugoslavia, and in 2000 as FR Yugoslavia.
- FR Yugoslavia were initially to appear in 1992 (after qualifying as Yugoslavia), but were replaced after being banned by the United Nations from all international sport.
Disqualification of Russia
At a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Hvar, Croatia, on 20 September 2022, it was confirmed that Russia would be excluded from qualifying for Euro 2024, reaffirming the suspension of all Russian teams following the country's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and making this the first European Championship finals Russia would miss since 2000.[58][59][60][61]
The final tournament draw took place on 2 December 2023, 18:00 CET, at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.[62] The teams were seeded in accordance with the overall European Qualifiers rankings. Hosts Germany were automatically seeded into pot 1, and they were placed in position A1. The three play-off winners were not known at the time of the draw, and the teams participating in those play-offs, scheduled to be held in March 2024, were placed into pot 4 for the draw.[63][64][65][66] The draw was disrupted by sexual noises whilst it was taking place, as the result of a prankster.[67][68]
- Pot 1: Germany (Host), group winners ranked 1–5
- Pot 2: Group winners ranked 6–10, group runner-up ranked 1 (6–11 overall)
- Pot 3: Group runners-up ranked 2–7 (12–17 overall)
- Pot 4: Group runners-up ranked 8–10 (18–20 overall), play-off winners A–C (identity unknown at the time of the draw)
Seeding
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
 Netherlands |
12 |
 Scotland |
13 |
 Croatia |
14 |
 Slovenia |
15 |
 Slovakia |
16 |
 Czech Republic |
17 |
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
 Italy |
18 |
 Serbia |
19 |
 Switzerland |
20 |
| Play-off winners A | — |
| Play-off winners B | |
| Play-off winners C |
Draw
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| A1 | Germany |
| A2 | Scotland |
| A3 |  Hungary |
| A4 | Switzerland |
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| D1 |  Poland[lower-alpha 1] |
| D2 | Netherlands |
| D3 |  Austria |
| D4 |  France |
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| F1 | Turkey |
| F2 |  Georgia[lower-alpha 1] |
| F3 |  Portugal |
| F4 | Czech Republic |
- Identity of the three play-off winners was unknown at the time of the draw.
The maximum squad size of the teams was increased from the original quota of 23 to 26 players. Teams must provide the list containing a minimum of 23 players and a maximum of 26 by the deadline of 7 June.[69]
In April 2024, 19 refereeing teams were selected to take charge of the 51 matches at the tournament, including an Argentine team selected as part of a co-operation agreement between the UEFA and CONMEBOL confederations.[70][71]
| Country | Referee | Assistant referees | Matches assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
Jesús Gil Manzano | Diego Barbero Sevilla Ángel Nevado Rodriguez |
|
| Italy |
Marco Guida | Filippo Meli Giorgio Peretti |
|
 Romania |
István Kovács | Vasile Florin Marinescu Mihai Ovidiu Artene |
|
| Slovakia |
Ivan Kružliak | Branislav Hancko Jan Pozor |
|
| France |
François Letexier | Cyril Mugnier Mehdi Rahmouni |
|
| Netherlands |
Danny Makkelie | Hessel Steegstra Jan de Vries |
|
| Poland |
Szymon Marciniak | Tomasz Listkiewicz Adam Kupsik |
|
| Turkey |
Halil Umut Meler | Mustafa Emre Eyisoy Kerem Ersoy |
|
 Sweden |
Glenn Nyberg | Mahbod Beigi Andreas Söderkvist |
|
 England |
Michael Oliver | Stuart Burt Dan Cook |
|
| Italy |
Daniele Orsato | Ciro Carbone Alessandro Giallatini |
|
| Switzerland |
Sandro Schärer | Stéphane de Almeida Bekim Zogaj |
|
| Germany |
Daniel Siebert | Jan Seidel Rafael Foltyn |
|
| Portugal |
Artur Soares Dias | Paulo Soares Pedro Ribeiro |
|
| England |
Anthony Taylor | Gary Beswick Adam Nunn |
|
 Argentina |
Facundo Tello | Gabriel Chade Ezequiel Brailovsky |
|
| France |
Clément Turpin | Nicolas Danos Benjamin Pages |
|
| Slovenia |
Slavko Vinčić | Tomaž Klančnik Andraž Kovačič |
|
| Germany |
Felix Zwayer | Stefan Lupp Marco Achmüller |
In addition, UEFA announced twenty video match officials and twelve support match officials (who will act as fourth official or reserve assistant referee).[71]
| Country | Referee(s) |
|---|---|
| England |
Stuart Attwell David Coote |
| France |
Jérôme Brisard Willy Delajod |
| Germany |
Bastian Dankert Christian Dingert Marco Fritz |
| Italy |
Massimiliano Irrati Paolo Valeri |
| Netherlands |
Rob Dieperink Pol van Boekel |
| Poland |
Bartosz Frankowski Tomasz Kwiatkowski |
| Romania |
Catalin Popa |
| Slovenia |
Nejc Kajtazovič |
| Portugal |
Tiago Martins |
| Spain |
Alejandro Hernández Hernández Juan Martínez Munuera |
| Switzerland |
Fedayi San |
| Turkey |
Alper Ulusoy |
| Country | Fourth official | Reserve assistant referee |
|---|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Irfan Peljto | Senad Ibrišimbegović |
 Lithuania |
Donatas Rumšas | Aleksandr Radiuš |
| Netherlands |
Serdar Gözübüyük | Johan Balder |
 Norway |
Espen Eskås | Jan Erik Engan |
| Slovenia |
Rade Obrenović | Jure Praprotnik |
 Ukraine |
Mykola Balakin | Oleksandr Berkut |
UEFA announced the tournament schedule on 10 May 2022, which only included kick-off times for the opening match, semi-finals, and final.[72][73] The kick-off times for all other matches were announced on 2 December 2023 following the draw.[74][75]
Group winners, runners-up and the best four third-placed teams will advance to the round of 16.
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[63]
- Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who are still level to determine their final rankings.[lower-alpha 1] If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 10 will apply;
- Superior goal difference in all group matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- If on the last round of the group stage, two teams who are facing each other are tied in points, goal difference and goals scored then they drew their match, their ranking is determined by a penalty shoot-out. (This criterion is not used if more than two teams had the same number of points.);
- Lower disciplinary points total in all group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
- Higher position in the European Qualifiers overall ranking, unless the comparison involves hosts Germany, in which case a drawing of lots will take place.
Notes
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Scotland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Croatia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 |  Albania |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Serbia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | England |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | France |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Romania |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Georgia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Portugal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Third place Group A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Third place Group B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | C | Third place Group C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | D | Third place Group D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | E | Third place Group E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | F | Third place Group F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking, or if hosts Germany are involved in the comparison, drawing of lots.[76]
In the knockout phase, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[63]
As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there is no third place play-off.
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualify for the round of 16:[63]
| Third-placed teams qualify from groups |
1B vs |
1C vs |
1E vs |
1F vs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | 3A | 3D | 3B | 3C | |||
| A | B | C | E | 3A | 3E | 3B | 3C | |||
| A | B | C | F | 3A | 3F | 3B | 3C | |||
| A | B | D | E | 3D | 3E | 3A | 3B | |||
| A | B | D | F | 3D | 3F | 3A | 3B | |||
| A | B | E | F | 3E | 3F | 3B | 3A | |||
| A | C | D | E | 3E | 3D | 3C | 3A | |||
| A | C | D | F | 3F | 3D | 3C | 3A | |||
| A | C | E | F | 3E | 3F | 3C | 3A | |||
| A | D | E | F | 3E | 3F | 3D | 3A | |||
| B | C | D | E | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3C | |||
| B | C | D | F | 3F | 3D | 3C | 3B | |||
| B | C | E | F | 3F | 3E | 3C | 3B | |||
| B | D | E | F | 3F | 3E | 3D | 3B | |||
| C | D | E | F | 3F | 3E | 3D | 3C | |||
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 30 June – Cologne | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group B | ||||||||||||||
| 5 July – Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd Group A/D/E/F | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 39 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 June – Dortmund | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 37 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group A | ||||||||||||||
| 9 July – Munich | ||||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group C | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 45 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 July – Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 46 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group F | ||||||||||||||
| 5 July – Hamburg | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd Group A/B/C | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 41 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 July – Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 42 | ||||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group D | ||||||||||||||
| 14 July – Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group E | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 49 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 July – Munich | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 50 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group E | ||||||||||||||
| 6 July – Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd Group A/B/C/D | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 43 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 July – Leipzig | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 44 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group D | ||||||||||||||
| 10 July – Dortmund | ||||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group F | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 47 | ||||||||||||||
| 30 June – Gelsenkirchen | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 48 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group C | ||||||||||||||
| 6 July – Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd Group D/E/F | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 40 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 June – Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group A | ||||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group B | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Runner-up Group A | Match 38 | Runner-up Group B |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Runner-up Group D | Match 42 | Runner-up Group E |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Branding
The official logo was unveiled on 5 October 2021, during a ceremony at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The logo depicts the Henri Delaunay Trophy with 24 coloured slices around the trophy representing the 24 participating nations, and the ellipse reflects the shape of the Olympiastadion.[77] In addition, each of the ten host cities has their own unique logo, featuring the following local sights:[78]
- Berlin: Brandenburg Gate
- Cologne: Cologne Cathedral
- Dortmund: Dortmund U-Tower
- Düsseldorf: Schlossturm, Rheinturm and Rheinkniebrücke
- Frankfurt: Römer
- Gelsenkirchen: Musiktheater im Revier
- Hamburg: Elbphilharmonie
- Leipzig: Monument to the Battle of the Nations
- Munich: Frauenkirche
- Stuttgart: Fernsehturm Stuttgart
The official slogan of the tournament is "United by Football. Vereint im Herzen Europas." The slogan was chosen to promote diversity and inclusion.[79]
Merchandise
In November 2023, it was announced that EA Sports had picked up the rights for the UEFA Euro 2024 video game, and that the Euro 2024 downloadable update would be coming to EA Sports FC 24, EA Sports FC Mobile, and EA Sports FC Online in the summer of 2024.[80]
From Euro 2024, Fanatics will be controlling the e-commerce, event retail and licensing of UEFA National Team competitions until Euro 2028.[81]
Topps, also owned by Fanatics, is the official sticker and trading card partner of the tournament, marking the end of Panini's association with UEFA which began in 1976.[82]
Official song
In December 2023, Italian DJ group Meduza, American pop band OneRepublic and German singer Kim Petras were all announced as the official music artists of the tournament.[83] However, in March 2024, it was announced that Petras had withdrawn from production due to scheduling issues, and was replaced by German singer Leony.[84] The official song, "Fire", was released on 10 May 2024.[85]
Broadcasting rights
The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) will be located at the halls of the Leipzig Trade Fair in Leipzig, Germany.[86]
Unlike the previous two tournaments, UEFA has discontinued 4K ultra-high-definition broadcasts due to technical constraints, and amid lukewarm interest in the format among European broadcasters in comparison to high-dynamic-range (HDR) color.[87]
Sponsorship
UEFA will use virtual advertising for the first time in the history of Euros, having three different types of sponsorship besides the Global sponsors, one pack for Germany, one for the United States and another for the Chinese market.[88]
Official Global Sponsors[89]
- Adidas
- Alibaba Group[90][91] (Alipay, AliExpress and WorldFirst brands)
- Atos[92]
- Betano[93]
- Booking.com[94]
- BYD Auto[95]
- Coca-Cola[96]
- Engelbert Strauss[97]
- Hisense[98]
- Lidl[99]
- Unilever[100]
- Visit Qatar
- Vivo Mobile[101]
Official Germany National Sponsors[88]
Mascot
The official UEFA Euro 2024 mascot was unveiled on 20 June 2023 at the Germany vs. Colombia international friendly in Gelsenkirchen.[107] The mascot is a teddy bear with shorts on.[108] A public vote was used to select the name of the mascot, with options being "Albärt", "Bärnardo", "Bärnheart" and "Herzi von Bär".[109] Results were made public on 5 July, with mascot's name announced to be "Albärt", getting 32% of the votes.[110]
Match ball
The official match ball of the tournament, "Fussballliebe", was unveiled by UEFA and Adidas on 15 November 2023.[111] Translated from the German as "Love of football", it features black wing shapes with red, blue, orange and green edges and curves to showcase the qualified nations' vibrancy to the tournament, and the love that fans around the world give to football. Created with sustainable organic materials[citation needed], this is the first ball for a UEFA Euro to feature "Connected Ball Technology", where it contains internal electronic sensors, allowing detection of its movement for UEFA match officials to use to assist in decision-making.[112]
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